Development of green storable hybrid rocket propulsion technology using 98% hydrogen peroxide as oxidizer

A Okninski, P Surmacz, B Bartkowiak, T Mayer… - Aerospace, 2021 - mdpi.com
This paper presents the development of indigenous hybrid rocket technology, using 98%
hydrogen peroxide as an oxidizer. Consecutive steps are presented, which started with …

On use of hybrid rocket propulsion for suborbital vehicles

A Okninski - Acta Astronautica, 2018 - Elsevier
While the majority of operating suborbital rockets use solid rocket propulsion, recent
advancements in the field of hybrid rocket motors lead to renewed interest in their use in …

Development of the ILR-33 “Amber” sounding rocket for microgravity experimentation

B Marciniak, A Okninski, B Bartkowiak, M Pakosz… - Aerospace Science and …, 2018 - Elsevier
This paper gives an overview of the development of the ILR-33” Amber” sounding rocket
designated for microgravity experiments, that is under development at Institute of Aviation in …

Integration validation of key components for small sounding rockets

Y Yun, J Seo, K Park, J Huh, J Lim, S Kwon - Aerospace Science and …, 2020 - Elsevier
To develop sounding rockets that can be used for various missions, a university, research
center, and two enterprises collaborated to conduct a critical-system development project on …

Multidisciplinary optimisation of single-stage sounding rockets using solid propulsion

A Okninski - Aerospace Science and Technology, 2017 - Elsevier
Existing sounding rockets are based on earlier proven designs and often utilize surplus
military solid rocket motors. Therefore commonly non-optimal, in terms of performance for a …

Repeated loading damage analysis of thin-walled composite shell for lighter structural design

H Liu, L Zu, Q Zhang, P Ren, G Zhang, J Fu, H Pan… - Composite …, 2024 - Elsevier
The composite shell is one of the crucial components of solid rocket motors. Its design goal
is to reduce the shell mass as much as possible while ensuring technical and cost …

Experimental study of factors affecting hypergolic ignition of ammonia borane

KA Clements, MJ Baier, PV Ramachandran… - Journal of Propulsion …, 2021 - arc.aiaa.org
Hypergolic hybrid motors are advantageous for rocket propulsion due to their simplicity,
reliability, low weight, and safety. Many hypergolic hybrid fuels with promising theoretical …

Comparison of dispersion calculation methods for sounding rockets

T Noga, M Michałów, G Ptasiński - Journal of Space Safety Engineering, 2021 - Elsevier
Sounding rocket's flight safety is a major issue when planning its flight campaign. While flight
procedures for conventional sounding rockets with solid motors are well-known and tested …

Numerical investigation on thrust gain mechanism of helium injected solid–gas hybrid rocket motor

C Li, G Wang, H Wang, W Zhang, B Guan, H Yang… - Physics of …, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
The specific impulse of solid rocket motors is much lower than that of liquid rocket motors
due to limitations in solid propellant formulations. Inspired by the nuclear thermal rockets …

Experimental study of the boosters impact on the rocket aerodynamic characteristics

A Krzysiak, D Cieśliński, R Placek… - Aircraft Engineering and …, 2023 - emerald.com
Purpose The purpose of this study is to determine the impact of two parallel boosters fixed to
the ILR 33 AMBER 2 K core rocket stage on its aerodynamic characteristics in the subsonic …